Most of my obstacles were internal. Most of my obstacles are still internal. I didn’t believe in myself. I still struggle with that today, but I’m better now. I’ve gained more confidence in myself. I usually just overthink things to the point where it stresses me out and makes me want to give up. I’m working on that flaw though.
The idea of going to college didn’t hit me until the last days of …show more content…
This was the moment I’ve been dreaming of, and dreading. I always imagined what it would be like to head off to college. I never really had a plan to where I wanted to go, I just knew that I wanted to go. I was excited and scared. As my parents helped carry my belongings to my dorm, it felt surreal. It didn’t feel like this day had finally arrived. I would be living with my new roommate, Selam, in a city I knew hardly anything about. My parents and I went out that night to have our last dinner together, then, in the morning they left to Chino Hills, my home. I was on my own for the first time, about to be fed to the